classic

  1. iPhil64

    My first severely battery-bombed Classic Mac... any advice ?

    Hello all, A while ago, I had bought a very cheap non working Classic. I opened it today, to find a very badly battery bombed machine. I haven't extracted the board yet, but think it will be outside reasonable repair, so this will be a good parts source for me. This is the first time I have so...
  2. S

    MacOS 9 and MacOS 7 Icon Sets for macOS. MacOS 9 and MacOS 7 Classic Icon Sets.

    UPDATED: New icons, folders, book folders, etc. www.slimes.ca under Icons.
  3. S

    How to swap CMD and Option on Windows Keyboards (Classic Mac OS)

    How to Swap CMD and Option in Classic Mac OS so you can use Windows keyboards. First make a duplicate of the original System Suitcase in the System folder. Open a copy of the System Suitcase with ResEdit, and find the KMAP resources. Open it with a double-click. Find ID of 2 and double-click...
  4. S

    Help please - MAC Classic refuses to boot from BlueSCSI (DB25 form)

    Hello everyone, I apologise if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I need some help on troubleshooting BlueSCSI with a MAC Classic. I have a MAC Classic with 4MB RAM and a 40MB hard disk which is working fine and boots OK, both from it's internal hard disk and from an external SCSI hard disk...
  5. JohnnyPhantom

    Macintosh Classic Issue - floppy disks not working in OS 7.X (Working in 6.0.7)

    Hey Everyone. I recently got a Macintosh Classic (I'll post photos soon) that I took apart, and restored (cleaned up, new caps, repaired drive (for now, soon will be a Blue SCSI once the parts arrive from Mouser) cleaned and re-lubed floppy drive, etc. Has the 4MB of RAM upgrade, original...
  6. retr01

    Extended mode 1-bit video on second display for compact Macs

    Overview In this thread, we will discuss and document extended mode in the 1-bit video on a second display to the 128k, 512k, Plus, SE, SE30, Classic, and Classic II. The goal is to develop a driver, INIT, and CDEV working with related hardware. It would be good that this would be open-source...
  7. C

    Two Battery solutions using CR2032 holders

    I have seen several examples of using CR2032 battery holders as replacements for dead half-AA on compact Macs. Using this type of battery has been working fine for me on the SE/30, SE, Mac Classic, and I assume there are other systems that can use this solution as well. This is not news to most...
  8. C

    Mac Classic ROM chip - replacement or more troubleshooting? SOLVED

    I am restoring a Mac Classic. Recapped the logic board, fixed a trace or two. Washed everything thoroughly, so no more residue. Overall, the board looks pretty clean now. However, a boot test results in clean, unwavering black and white checkerboard. 5v and 12v power tests fine, CRT is nice and...
  9. eric

    Compact Mac Caps List

    Logic Boards: Cap Values -> 1µf - 16V SMD 1µf - 50V SMD 10µf - 16V SMD 47µf - 16V SMD 100µf - 6.3V SMD 220µf - 16V - Axial 470µf - 16V - Axial Guides Mouser -> ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Digikey -> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? SE/30 1 10 1 1 RecapAMac MacCaps Console5 Classic 1 7...